His Cambridge supervisor Geoffrey Elton came to consider him as the brightest of all his pupils.
In total 34 people were killed
Joan’s death inspired many Frenchmen to continue her legacy
On this day
Pope forgave attacker
a significant encounter
Rugadh é ar 10 Bealtaine 1884
He was an accomplished piper and athlete with a keen interest in all things Gaelic and cultural
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She composed the beautiful and poignant 390-line lament mourning Ó Laoghaire’s death and calling for revenge.
In her biography of the 1916 proclamation signatory, Joseph Plunkett, Honor O Brolchain tells a fascinating story. A Dublin jeweller on the afternoon of May 3rd 1916 was attending to a young lady who was purchasing wedding bands. She bought two rings but seemed very upset. When he asked her what the matter was she […]
Easter Rising leaders: Pádraig Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by a firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol.